Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Corporation Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St. James's , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Corporation Road (DY2 7QS) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the St. James's average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Corporation Road (DY2 7QS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Corporation Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollyhock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Mytton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castlegate Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arras Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lupin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roseland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corporation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mytton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mytton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mytton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatcroft Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Castlegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lupin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birmingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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